Joel LONG^[1]

1782 - 1871  (89 years)

• Name	Joel LONG
  Born	27 Jul 1782	Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine
  Gender	Male
  Noteworthy	A founder of East Blue Hill, Maine
  Occupation	Ran a saw mill, brick yard
  Health	Sturdy & energetic
  Census	1830	Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine
  Census	1840	Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine
  Census	1850	Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine   [2]
  Census	1860	Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine   [3]
  Census	1870	Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine
  	Lvg w/ Harland P. Stover
  Census Notes	1830 census shows 6 white males, 4 white females, no “coloreds” in household. Listing in alphabetical order, so can’t tell who the neighbors are.
  Adopted	Adopted by Andrew Herrick
  Confirmed Ancestor?	Y
  Died	21 Oct 1871	E Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine
  Buried	Seaside Cemetery, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine   [4]
  Person ID	I6863	Main
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	LONG,   b. Abt 1760, England ,   d. Abt 1782, USA  (Age ~ 22 years)
  Mother	Mercy CLOSSON,   b. 24 Feb 1762, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. Abt 1803, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine  (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F10913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth “Eliza” ROGERS,   b. 6 Feb 1785, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 13 Aug 1861, E Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine  (Age 76 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1805	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Children	+ 1. Joel LONG,   b. 21 Oct 1808, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 12 Jul 1875, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine  (Age 66 years) + 2. Eliza Rogers LONG,   b. 9 Nov 1805, Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 14 Feb 1891, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  (Age 85 years) + 3. Mary Brown LONG,   b. 19 Mar 1807, Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 5 Nov 1868, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine  (Age 61 years) + 4. William T. LONG,   b. 22 Aug 1810, Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 8 Oct 1879, Brewer, Penobscot, Maine  (Age 69 years) + 5. Rev Charles Collins LONG,   b. 1 Jul 1812, Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 18 Jan 1894, Addison, Washington, Maine  (Age 81 years) + 6. Leonard Collins LONG,   b. 15 Sep 1814, E Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 24 Feb 1890, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine  (Age 75 years) + 7. James Rogers LONG,   b. 24 Mar 1817, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine ,   d. 11 Jan 1899, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2012
  Family ID	F2406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Jul 1782 - Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine Married - 3 Feb 1805 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Census - 1830 - Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine Census - 1840 - Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine Census - 1850 - Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine Census - 1860 - Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine Census - 1870 - Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine Died - 21 Oct 1871 - E Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine Buried - - Seaside Cemetery, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Joel Long family Sedgwick, Maine Town and vital records 1759-1930 Proceedings of town meetings, elections; oaths of public officials; boundaries; tax exemptions; agreements; family records giving births and deaths prior to 1890 with some deaths to 1930; intentions of marriage 1794-1805, 1822-1828; marriage records 1759-1842 (bulk 1794-1801, 1815-1816, 1822-…
  		Joel Long family Blue Hill, Maine town records

  
  

  Headstones

  Joel Long & Elizabeth Rogers Headstones JOEL LONG / DIED / Oct 21, 1871, / aged 89 years. / FOUNDER OF / EAST BLUE HILL ELIZABETH R. / Wife of JO(EL LONG, / DIED Aug 13, 1861 / AE 76 years.

  
  

• Notes

  ADOPTED by Andrew HERRICK b: 13 Aug 1742 in Gloucester, Massachusetts and Mercy CLOSSON b: 24 Feb 1762 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. —— Joel was the s/o a British soldier surnamed LONG and Mercy (Closson, Billings, Thomas) HERRICK. Adopted c. 1798, about the time Mercy and Andrew married. —— First generation Ancestor - Joel Long was born at Sedgwick, Me., July 27, 1782, and died at Blue Hill, Me., October 21, 1879 aged 89. He was the first settler at Blue Hill, Me., having removed there in 1812. He built and carried on a saw mill in a very successful manner. He also built many staunch vessels, and he had a large brick yard. The house which he erected is still standing (1923) and is kept in good repair. He was a man of sturdy energetic character, and truly a helpful townsman. Married Feb. 3, 1805 to Eliza Long ROGERS, who was born at Boston, Mass., Feb 6, 1785; died at Blue ill Me., Aug 31, 1861, aged 76 years; A noble and helpful wife, mother and friend to all about her. http://worldconnect.rootsweb..com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3362133&id=I686883963

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Blue Hill and their families, Early settlers in, Burr, B. A. [S84] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S142] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 121988689.